A new restaurant in Indonesia is on a mission (使命) to support locals trapped in poverty, many of whom are earning less than $25 a month, by providing them with an alternative way to pay for their food.

The Methane Gas Canteen, run by husband and wife team Sarimin and Suyatmi, is located in an unexpected place for an eatery — Jatibarang Landfill. The landfill is a mountain of purifying waste, where poor locals spend their days collecting plastic and glass to sell. Meanwhile, the couple, who spent 40 years collecting waste before opening the restaurant, is busy cooking.

What makes the restaurant unusual, aside from its location, is that no cash is required to pay for meals. Poor people have the option to pay for their food with recyclable waste instead of cash. Sarimin weighs the plastic customers bring in, calculates its worth, and then deduct that value from the cost of the meal, giving any extra value back to the customer. The scheme is part of the community’s solution to reduce waste in the landfill and recycle non-degradable plastics.

“I think we recycle 1 tonne of plastic waste a day, which is a lot. This way, the plastic waste doesn’t pile up, drift down the river and cause flooding,” said Saimin. “It benefits everyone.”

The restaurant seats about 30 people and serves meals that cost between $0.40 and $0.80 each. Since opening the canteen Sarimin and Suyatmi have seen their daily income more than double to $15 a day.

“I’m happy to see our customers enjoying their meals,” Sarimin told NHK World. “The poor must also have the right to enjoy healthy eating. I want to give them that chance as much as possible.”

1.What do we know about Jatibarang Landfill?

A. It is a good place for people to eat meals

B. It is a place where locals collect plastic and glass to sell

C. It is a mountain which attracts many tourists

D. It is a modem plastic recycling plant.

2.What makes the Methane Gas Canteen different?

A. Its location and the way to pay for meals.

B. The delicious food and the kind-hearted owner.

C. Its location and those strange customers.

D. Its customers and the way to pay for meal.

3.What does the underlined word mean?

A. Increase B. Replace

C. Remove D. Equal

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Sarimin and Suyatmi recycle plastic waste only to make money.

B. The plastic waste may cause flooding.

C. The restaurant seats around 30 people at present.

D. Sarimin and Suyatmi have seen an increase in their income.

Dream in Heart

On the first day of school our professor introduced a new classmate—a wrinkled little old lady—to us. Her name was Rose, and she was eighty-seven years old.

After class Rose and I walked to the Student Union Building and shared a chocolate milk-shake. She told me she always dreamed of having a college education and now she was getting one. We became instant friends. Every day for the following months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always attracted, listening to this “ time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

Rose became famous and easily made friends wherever she went. She tended to be highly motivated,responsible, and deeply involved in class participation. In spare time she had someone hang out or go to bars with. She even participated in some form of athletic activity. She said that extra-curricular activities can form a vital part of her experience, creating unique chances for friendship and learning.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football meal. A little embarrassed, she leaned into the microphone and simply said, “ I’ m sorry I’ m so nervous.” As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began, “ We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you’ re nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year, you will turn twenty. If I’ m eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year, I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. It’ s non-optional but that doesn’ t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change. In this way the elderly don’ t have regrets for what they did, but rather for things they did not do.” Rose concluded her speech by courageously singing “ The Rose” . She challenged us to study the words of the song and lived them out in daily lives.

At the year’ s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in honor of the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’ s never too late to be all you can possibly be.

1.Why does the author compare Rose to “ time machine” in Paragraph 2?

A. To stress her old age and knowledge of life.

B. To describe the close friendship between them.

C. To show that she always enjoyed her active life.

D. To explain why she took on a challenge in college.

2.Rose was invited to speak at the football meal most probably because ______.

A. she was a great football fan

B. she was the smartest student

C. she tried hard to achieve her dream

D. she became more educated than the others

3.We can learn that Rose agreed with the idea that ______.

A. growing older means growing up

B. it takes talent and ability to grow up

C. receiving high education helps to be courageous

D. one grows older at the same time when he grows up

4.The passage is intended to ______.

A. provide an example for the elderly    B. discuss how to grow up quickly

C. tell the importance of attending college    D. inspire the readers to live up to lives

    The Z Hotel is in the heart of London’s West End and has comfortable accommodation in a contemporary design.

All rooms include handcrafted beds, 48-inch Samsung HD TVs with free Sky Sports and Movie channels, and free Wi-Fi. Each room also has under-bed storage for an overnight bag, and wall-mounted hanging space for clothing. The Z Hotel also offers wheelchair accessible rooms.

Continental breakfast is served in The Z Cafe every morning, including smoked salmon, fresh bread, fresh fruit salad and bacon rolls. A selection of salads, sandwiches and hot dishes are on offer throughout the day.

The hotel is a 5-minute walk from Prince of Wales Theatre and Chinatown London, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square. Heathrow Airport can be reached directly from Piccadilly Circus Underground Station.

This is our guests，favorite part of London, according to independent reviews. This area is also great for shopping, with popular brands nearby: Apple, H&M, Zara, Burberry and Chanel.

The Z Hotel is rated for the best value in London! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other hotels in this city. Come and stay with us!

Most popular facilities:

◆ Luggage storage     ◆ Heating    ◆ Free Wi-Fi     ◆ Air conditioning

◆ 24-hour front desk     ◆ Daily maid service     ◆ Parking     ◆ Lift

Prices:

1.When staying in this hotel, you will enjoy all of the following EXCEPT ________.

A. free Wi-Fi B. a TV with some free channels

C. under-bed storage space D. airport pick-up service

2.If a man in a wheelchair wants to stay in this hotel for two nights, he should pay ________.

A. £ 404 B. £ 358

C. £ 438 D. £ 370

3.From the passage we can learn ________.

A. the hotel is close to Heathrow Airport

B. the hotel is good value for guests’ money

C. the hotel serves Chinese-style breakfast

D. there is a shop with popular brands in the hotel

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Mark对北京冬奥会很感兴趣, 询问有关情况，请你回复邮件。内容要点：

1. 举办地点：北京，张家口；

2. 准备工作；体育馆，地铁线路等都在建设中；

3. 邀请他来中国参观。

注意：1. 词数100以上；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A），并在下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I always dreamed traveling on my own. But my parents worried about me all the tine. They thought I might have trouble solve the problems I met. In order to comfort him, I decided to travel with a friend and they agreed. It take me just two minutes to book two train ticket from my hometown to Nanjing, paying with Alipay. I also downloaded an app which was using to help me find the hotel easy. We spent several days in Nanjing and visited the number of old museums, that contained many beautiful paintings. Although this was the first time that I had left home, but I really had a good time.

阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词或者括号里单词的正确形式。

Beijing Opera 1. （consider）as a national treasure in China, which 2. （date）back to 200 years ago. The early Qing Dynasty saw the great 3.（develop）of this opera. Qianlong emperor in the Qing Dynasty had 4. interest in the local opera. 5. （celebrate）his eightieth birthday, he asked opera troupes（戏班）6. different places to perform for him in Beijing, so the four big Huiban Opera Troupes entered the capital. 7.（gradual）, they combined with the Kunqu Opera, Yiyang Opera, Hanju Opera and Luantan, and formed the present Beijing Opera.

Beijing Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre 8. combines music, performance, and dance. Many audiences from different 9. （country）think that it is the 10. （large）and most influential kind of opera in China and the influence is incomparable in China.

阅读下面句子，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或者括号里单词的正确形式。

1.The beauty of the place is ______ ______（超出）I can describe.

2.All the people burst into laughter ______ ______（如释重负）.

3.My brother ______ ______（admit）to Hebei Normal University last year.

4.There is an ______（争论）about whether we should support the New Party.

5.There was a lot of ______（证据）that could prove the young man had stolen many things

6.The teacher stood there, ______（surround）by a group of students asking questions.

7.A man was ______（挖）out alive after being trapped in ruins for days.

8.You'd better hand in your paper to him ______（亲自）.

    Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at balance beam（平衡木）。

To perfect her skills, Lola ________ for four hours a day. At the state championships, she finished seventh out of 16 girls. That's especially impressive, ________ she is legally blind, she often sees double and can't ________ how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom ________ that even though she couldn't see ________, she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the ________ right away and it became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more ________ for her than for some of her tournaments（锦标赛）. She doesn't let her _______ stop her from doing anything that she wants to. She likes the determination（决心）it takes to do the sport. Her biggest  ________is the balance beam. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. "You have to ________ your mind that it'll take you where you want to go, " says Lola.

The beam is probably the most ________ for anyone because it's only four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn't ________ the beam. In fact, she got an 8. 1 out of 10-her highest score yet.

Lola doesn't want to be ________ differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don't know about her vision ________. Because she doesn’t tell them. Her mom is amazed by her ________ attitude.

Lola never thinks about ________. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to ________what she's learned to other kids when she grew up. Her ________ is to reach level 9.

Lola is ________ of all her hard work and success. Her ________ for others is "just believe yourself".

1.A. runs B. teaches C. trains D. dances

2.A. since B. unless C. after D. though

3.A. tell B. guess C. fancy D. predict

4.A. doubted B. remembered C. imagined. D. noticed

5.A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. carefully

6.A. task B. sport C. event D. show

7.A. boring B. enjoyable C. difficult D. unsatisfying

8.A. talent B. quality C. nature D. condition

9.A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. program

10.A. examine B. express C. open D. trust

11.A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient

12.A. fall down B. fall over C. fall off D. fall behind

13.A. greeted B. treated C. served D. paid

14.A. pains B. stresses C. injuries D. problems

15.A. positive B. friendly C. selfless D. devoted

16.A. defending B. quitting C. winning D. bargaining

17.A. go through B. pass by C. hand down. D. give out

18.A. standard B. range C. view D. goal

19.A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. confident

20.A. plan B. advice C. reward D. responsibility

    Develop Better Relationships with Neighbors

Good neighbors are a lot like electricity or running water: We don't know how much we depend on them until we don't have them. They make our lives more pleasant and give us a sense of who we are, both as an individual and as a member of the community. 1..

Strike up a conversation. Often neighbors don't even know each other’ s names. But it's okay to be the one to break the ice, even if you’ve lived next door for years. 2.. So as you see them at work in their yards, smile, wave, and say hello. Ask how their kids are, whether they could use an extra cucumber from your garden, or what they think of the price at the local supermarket.

Reach out to the newcomers. These days, the old Welcome Wagon is a thing of the past. But your new neighbors may be feeling lonely and unsure, especially if they' re far from home, and might appreciate a friendly face bearing fresh-baked chocolate cakes. 3.. Recommend the best places to eat and sleep. Invite them over for coffee or tea when they get settled, give them your number, and point to your house as you say goodbye. Avoid causing inconveniences. 4.. Replace anything that belongs to your neighbor. Make sure that your car is not blocking their doorway. Such random acts of consideration will have your neighbors talking and the talk will be good.

5.. In a good relationship, it's really the little things that count. Help to bring in the mail for the elderly neighbor when there is a heavy rain. When your neighbor forgets to take in his rubbish cans, roll them back into his yard. If you' re truly concerned, you' ll know when your neighbor needs some cheering up-a bunch of flowers or a helping hand when it' s needed. All it takes to develop your relationship with neighbors is the respect for their feelings.

A. Care about the details

B. Make time for friendships

C. Return anything that you borrow from a neighbor

D. If they have kids, tell them where the children in the neighborhood live

E. Most neighbors enjoy making small talk with the folks on the other side of the fence

F. Here's how to develop your relationships with these very important people in your life

G. This way, you will know what your neighbors are like so that you can plan for proper food and music

    Be careful on January 8th —It's officially the most dangerous day of the year. The insurance（保险）company Hyperion has studied accident statistics（统计数字）and has found that there are more accidents on January 8th  than on any other day.

Accidents are certainly more likely to happen at particular times of the year. One general rule is that more accidents happen in winter months, because risk increases in bad weather.

In 2004 and 2005 Hyperion found that the worst day was January 8th , with 298 accidents reported to them. March 3th was the safest day, with only 89 reports. Six of the ten worst days for driving were in January.

It's clear that icy and snowy conditions are dangerous, but some other statistics are puzzling. A British Medical Journal report in 2001, for example, found that hospital admissions were always higher than usual on Friday the 13th .

But it is not only when Friday falls on the 13th  that it is a dangerous day. Four of the top ten worst days for accidents last year were Fridays-perhaps because everyone is rushing home for the weekend-while Thursdays are the safest day of the week.

At what time of the day is an accident most likely to happen? The Health and Safety Authority found that people are most likely to have an accident at 11:00 a. m. , while the safest time of day is between 4: 00 and 5: 00 a. m. —probably because most people are in bed!

Finally, good news for Harry Potter fans. Doctors at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford noted that fewer children were in hospital on the weekend when Harry Potter books were available to the public. Deaths fell by over 50% when the last two books went on sale. So if you want to be really safe, you should read a Harry Potter book in bed. at around 5: 00 on a Thursday morning, in summer.

1.What is special about Janua, 8th according to Hyperion?

A. The weather is often the worst.

B. More accidents happen on the day.

C. More people are rushed to hospital.

D. It's the best day to buy insurance.

2.Why are Fridays considered to be dangerous days?

A. Fridays often fall on the 13th .

B. Busy weekdays tire people out.

C. Everyone is in a hurry to go home.

D. It's easy for people to stay up.

3.What happened when there was a new Harry Potter book?

A. It became the safest day of the year.

B. People were more likely to go out.

C. Fewer children ended up in hospital.

D. The driving conditions turned the worst.

4.What is the purpose of this text?

A. To solve a problem.

B. To give practical advice.

C. To tell an interesting story.

D. To show some study results.

    Other cultures can be different from ours in many aspects! They can cat different foods and live in different types of houses. People probably speak different languages and have beliefs and customs very different from yours. However, they can also be similar in ways of connecting with each other. We sometimes call these means of communication universal languages.

Some legends hold that, thousands of years ago, there was a single language spoken by everyone on Earth. It is fun to think about a time when everyone may have been able to communicate in the same language though historical evidence does not support this, of course.

Today, there are thousands of languages spoken around the world. Yet, there are some means of communication that go beyond words and allow people of wildly different backgrounds to communicate and share emotions and feelings. For example, some people believe music is a universal language. There may be some scientific support for this idea, too. Experts have learned that, across cultures, people can recognize three common emotions in music; happiness, sadness and fear.

So what other types of universal languages might there be? Some people believe dance is a universal language. Along with music, dancing seems to be a common interest shared by peoples all over the world. Do you think you could see a dance from another culture and make some reasonable guesses about the ideas and emotions behind it? We bet you could!

Another universal language that you might not have thought of is math! If you think about it now, though, it just makes sense. The value of pi is roughly 3. 14159 no matter where you are on Earth, likewise, figuring out the value of something involves the same mathematical calculations, regardless of whether you' re counting in dollars, pesos or coconuts.

1.What does the underlined word "this" in paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A. The view that people only used one language.

B. The fact that there used to be many languages.

C. The evidence that proves old languages funny.

D. The doubt that people didn't understand each other.

2.Why is music regarded as a universal language?

A. It can be enjoyed by people from all walks of life.

B. It can be understood more easily than languages.

C. It usually comes from different backgrounds.

D. It helps people to share common feelings.

3.What are the universal languages according to the passage?

A. Math, English and music.

B. Music, dance and math.

C. History, culture and music.

D. Emotion, pi and music.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Various Differences Between Cultures

B. Music Helps People Show Feelings

C. Universal Languages Connect Different Cultures

D. Cross-cultural Communication History

CREATIVE KIDS-FILM MAKING

◆Become a director, scriptwriter（编剧）, editor（编辑）and more…ll in a week?

◆Six half days of film making + six half days of fun activities.

What's it all about?

Imagine yourself as the new Steven Spielberg or Ridley Scott? Love the cinema, but think you could do better? Or do you dream of being the next Keira Knightley or Johnny Depp? If so, then this is your holiday! You and your group will choose the type of film to make-adventure, fantasy, thriller or comedy. Then you'll create your own film to show at the end of the week. What's more, you'll also take your film home on DVD too!

Can I do other activities as well?

Yes, every day there's also half a day of activities from our great activity programme, and different entertainment（娱乐）every evening. So you can pack in lots of other new experiences too!

What do I learn?

You'll learn the basics of film and sound recording, performing, and script-writing；and how to use sound effects, visual effects and music.

You'll also learn about the work of a director, before editing your own film.

Do I need any experience?

No, our fantastic trained instructors and film industry experts will guide you through the whole process, and give you tips from the professionals.

Do I need any specialist equipment?

No, we'll provide all the equipment, from top digital video cameras and editing equipment, to costumes and make-up. Just bring your imagination!

Only ￡695 per child!

1.Why are Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott mentioned?

A. To show they are really great.

B. To make the course attractive.

C. To show the popularity of films.

D. To introduce the course's teachers.

2.What will the kids do in the evening?

A. Show their films.

B. Enjoy themselves.

C. Learn how to make films.

D. Take part in outdoor activities.

3.The kids who want to have the course are expected to.

A. wear make-up

B. bring cameras

C. be film-lovers

D. be experienced

4.What is the text type of the passage?

A. A lecture.

B. An instruction.

C. A poster.

D. An advertisement.

假定你是李华，你从网上得知国外某机构要在寒假期间组织英语冬令营，你想获取更多的信息。请你给主办方发一封电子邮件，要点如下：

1.时间安排；

2.课程和活动；

3.费用及其他。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头结尾已给出，不计人总词数。

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I’m Li Hua, a student of Grade 2 in senior high school. ________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I, together with my friend James, go to the cinema the other day. The film Never Say No left a deeply impression on me, from which I have learned a lot. No matter what great difficulties we meet with in our life, we shouldn’t lose heart. Instead, you should face up to the problems and manage to overcome them. At the present, I have some difficulties in adapting to my new study life. I’m determined to try harder and more optimistic. And I’m convincing that I can make it with the guidance of my teachers and friends. The film is well worth see once again. Which I suggest doing, my dear friends, is that you should watch it.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mandarin Chinese（普通话）is the mother tongue of over 873 million people, making it the most  1.  (wide) spoken first language in the world. Each year more and more students around the world 2. mother tongue is not Mandarin are studying it with enthusiasm. Let’s take Russia 3. example.

The number of Mandarin learners in Russia 4. (grow) hugely from 17,000 to 56,000 in the past 10 years, For the first time in 2019, over  5.  (hundred) of middle school students in Russia will take Mandarin as a subject in the USE (the Unified State Exam), a national entrance exam that l1th graders must pass 6. (enter) college.

“The idea of teaching a foreign language at school is to 7. (broad) students’ horizons, giving them the ability to get all sorts of information and a chance to be more successful in the future. As 8. result. those who learn and know Mandarin will surely benefit much from it,” said Ivan Yaschenko, the director of the center of Pedagogical Skills. International businesses prefer to hire people who speak more than one language. Students with both  9.(profession) backgrounds and a good command of Mandarin will be more competitive when 10. (apply) for jobs.

    I didn’t understand the power of forgiveness until I caused a serious car crash.

It was a clear night, oven-warm, full moon hanging low over the desert. On the way back from a party, Hannah and I decided to go for a  ________ . Hannah was my best friend, younger but much taller. “Hannah is a real ________ ,” My mom used to say. And  ________ enough, that summer she  ________ with a modeling agency（模特公司）.

Taking a turn too fast, I ________ a block of rock and,  ________ the car. We were seriously injured I cracked my cheekbone on the steering wheel; Hannah’s forehead was ________wide open on the dash. There is a(n) ________  amount of blood on Hannah’s ________ , a piece of skin hanging into her eyes. In the emergency room, my parents spoke _________; Best plastic, surgeon（整容医生）in the city. ________ of her modeling career.

What would I ________  to her? It is all my fault.

What her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, ready for her ________. She sat beside me and took my hand. “I nearly killed my best friend when I was your age, she said with a soft, ________ voice.

“I’m so sorry,” I said.

“You’re both ________,” she said. “The rest is window dressing. I ________ you. Hannah will too.”

Sharon’s forgiveness ________ Hannah and me to get back in the ________ together that summer. And we were able to ________ friends throughout high school, college and the rest of our lives. I think of Sharon’s gift of forgiveness every time I feel like ________ someone for his wrong doing.

1.A. holiday B. walk C. ride D. picnic

2.A. beauty B. friend C. angel D. hero

3.A. well B. surprisingly C. strangely D. sure

4.A. consulted B. dealt C. signed D. chatted

5.A. hit B. picked C. thrown D. missed

6.A. lost confidence in B. lost interest in C. lost sight of D. lost control of

7.A. pushed B. torn C. kept D. held

8.A. increasing B. small C. impossible D. limited

9.A. seat B. clothes C. arm D. face

10.A. quietly B. angrily C. loudly D. clearly

11.A. Burden B. Peak C. Basis D. End

12.A. hand B. say C. treat D. donate

13.A. judgment B. comments C. disappointment D. anger

14.A. deep B. weak C. comforting D. cheerful

15.A. lucky B. alive C. precious D. innocent

16.A. love B. understand C. forgive D. admire

17.A. allowed B. forced C. reminded D. required

18.A. party B. performance C. car D. hospital

19.A. win B. find C. make D. stay

20.A. apologizing to B. blaming C. shouting at D. threatening

    The world’s African elephants are in serious danger. 1. And if we do nothing to put an end to the illegal ivory trade, elephants will be extinct from the wild within the next 20 years.

Many believe that an illegal hunter could get ivory without killing the elephant-this is not true. 2. And the rest lies beneath the surface like an iceberg（冰山）in water. The tusk is not just bone but rather it is alive, filled with nerves and blood vessels（血管）and when broken off, the tusks would likely become infected and lead to a slow and  painful death.

However, there is a new form of hope rising from nature itself. African elephants are being born without the tusks that illegal hunters have targeted for decades. But why is the largest land mammal on earth now being born tuskless?3.

Is such change beneficial to elephants’ survival in the long term? As we know, elephant tusks ate not just glorious-looking. 4. Therefore scientists are just benspecies.to track the newly tuskless among them, to see how this unfortunate adaptation affects the species.

Ivory hunters are not the only danger faced by elephants today. And more support is needed than ever to create a safe world where elephants can live together with humans happily, tusks and all.5..

A. Action should be taken to protect animals in the world.

B. They also have important uses such as self- defense and digging.

C. Only two-thirds of an elephant’s tusks（象牙）stick out of their mouth.

D. It is estimated that one is killed every 15 minutes for their ivory tusks.

E. That’s because elephants without tusks have a better chance of surviving.

F. After centuries of being hunted by humans, many African elephants are tuskless.

G. And it’s in our power to make this happen by cutting demand and raising awareness.

    Some people state they never forget a face. But what does that saying mean? Is there really no limit to the number of faces a person can remember?

A new study has found that, on average, people can remember as many as 5,000 faces. That number comes from a group of researchers at the University of York in England, There have been many studies recently on facial recognition. But the authors of this study say theirs is the first time that scientists have been able to put a number to the abilities of humans to recognize faces.

During the study, people spent one hour writing down as many faces from their personal lives as possible, Then, they wrote down famous faces they know, such as actors, politicians and other public people. The results showed that the participants knew between 1,000 and 10,000 faces, which is very shocking to the researchers. Rob Jenkins, coauthor of the study, said one explanation about it may be that some people have a natural ability for remembering faces. He also said it could be because of different social environments. Some people may have grown up in more populated places. So they may have had more social contact throughout their lives.

The ability to tell individual people apart is “clearly important.” In today’s modern world of big cities, televisions and social media, we meet thousands of people. Our facial recognition abilities help us to deal with the many different faces we see on the screens, as well as those we know.

The people in the study included 25 men and women. They are between 18 and 61 years old. “It would be interesting to see whether there is a peak age for the number of faces we know”, Jenkins said it is possible that we gather more faces throughout our lifetime. But, he added, there also may be an age at which we start to find it harder to remember all of those faces.

1.How is the study different from the previous ones?

A. It is the first study on facial recognition.

B. The study includes participants of all ages.

C. It lists the number of faces people can recognize.

D. Participants could only recognize faces from personal lives.

2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. The difference of social environments.

B. People’s natural ability to learn.

C. The wide range of the numbers.

D. The necessity of facial recognition.

3.What will the researchers probably focus on after this study?

A. Why older people remember more faces.

B. When people can remember the most faces.

C. Whether people’s ability to remember faces is necessary.

D. How our ability to remember faces vary at different ages.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Human Beings Never Forget a Face

B. Face Recognition Benefits Humans

C. The Key to Remembering More Faces

D. The Brain Remembers Thousands of Faces

    Tom Macdonald would describe himself as pretty relaxed-unless he sees the doctor. Then, suddenly, his blood pressure（血压） rises.

“I was a truck driver, I would be under pressure all day, dealing with traffic and long journeys to make sure we were on time, ” said Tom. “But I never got worried with work. Yet medical settings made me very nervous. ”

This wasn’t a problem until ten years ago when Tom developed an umbilical hernia（脐疝）. His doctor told him although not considered serious, if left untreated, a hernia can cause bad results. However. Tom’s situation created problems. “When I had my blood pressure taken in hospital, the doctor told me that I wouldn’t be able to have the surgery（手术）because it was so high. ”

Surgery for patients with high blood pressure can be risky. But when Tom’s blood pressure was later taken, the top number fell to below 140high, but not high enough to prevent surgery. “Soon afterwards, my doctor told me that I suffered from ‘ white coat syndrome（综合征）’.He explained it was seeing a doctor or being in a hospital that caused your blood pressure to rise even if it is usually normal. ”

“The main difficulty with white coat syndrome is that it only happens in a medical setting, which means you can’t really treat it,” says Professor Peter Sever, “You can’t send a patient away with medicine because once they get home and take it, their blood pressure is going to fall through the floor. ” The good news is that many people do gain control over the syndrome; knowledge can make a difference. “For some people, if they know they have it, they do seem to be able to take some control over it and it can improve,” says Professor Sever.

Many hospitals now have methods to solve the problem of white coat syndrome. They include the Will Adams NHS Treatment Centre in Gillingham, Kent, where Tom finally had his hernia repaired earlier this year.

1.What caused Tom to get worried?

A. Traffic jams. B. Long journeys.

C. Medical settings. D. Heavy work.

2.What prevented Tom having the surgery at first?

A. His white coat syndrome.

B. His doubt about his doctor.

C. The seriousness of his hernia.

D. The fall of his blood pressure.

3.What’s the best way to deal with “white coat syndrome”?

A. Taking some medicine.

B. Avoid going to hospitals.

C. Getting treatment at home.

D. Fully knowing the syndrome.

4.What can we know about the result of Tom’s treatment?

A. It’s creative. B. It’s satisfying.

C. It’s unexpected. D. It’s disappointing.

    How far would you go to make a good impression at a new job? A college student in Alabama walked 32 kilometers in the dark to get to his new job.

The story begins with Walter Carr’s car breaking down the night before starting a new job at Bellhops, a furniture moving company. Carr was unable to find a taxi. So he decided to walk from his house to the job in Pelham 32 kilometers away. He left at midnight so that he could make it to the customer’s house by 8:00 am the next morning.

Pelham police saw him walking along a highway at 4:00 am. So, they stopped to see if the needed help. After hearing his story, they took him to a restaurant for breakfast and then to a church where he could safely wait until 8:00 am. The police then took Carr to the home of customer Jenny Lamey, Lamey said that even though Carr had just walked the entire night, he refused her offer to rest. He just wanted to start working.

Jenny Lamey later wrote this on Facebook: “I just can’t tell you how touched I was by Walter and his journey. He is hardworking and tough.” She then started a GoFundMe page to help Walter with money to get his car fixed.

Walter Carr’s story touched many others around the United States, Within a few days, people gave over $73, 000 to his GoFundMe page, When the CEO of Bellhops, Luke Marklin, learned of Carr’s story, he drove from Tennessee to Alabama to give Walter his own 2014 Ford Escape.

Carr has decided to give a part of the donations to the Birmingham Education Foundation. And he has received more offers for jobs and scholarships for schools.

1.What is probably the reason for Carr’s walking to his new job?

A. He had no money.

B. His car was stolen the night before.

C. He would like to take some exercise.

D. He considered the first day meaningful.

2.What did the police do to help Carr?

A. They took him to work immediately.

B. They went to his customer’s with him.

C. They called his customer to pick him up.

D. They gave him some money to buy breakfast.

3.Why did Jenny Lamey start a GoFundMe page?

A. To help Carr buy a new car.

B. To make Carr’s story popular.

C. To raise money to repair Carr’s car.

D. To express her admiration for Carr.

4.What did Carr decide to do with the donation?

A. To share it with some schools.

B. To spend it on further education.

C. To set up an educational institution.

D. To donate some of it to a foundation.

    New York City has one of the best skylines in the world, and you can view it from many different places. But a view is best accompanied by a good meal. Here’s our list of the best restaurants in NYC with amazing views.

Alma

Alma is the perfect waterfront dining destination that’ll allow you to relax with a good meal. It’s a rooftop restaurant with open-air dining, but when it’s cold or raining, it covers the spot to keep the bad weather out, so diners get to see the downtown NYC skyline no matter what. Alma itself serves up mainly Mexican food.

Where: 187 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY11231

The View

It might be a bit on the pricey side, but The View is worth spending those extra dollars, Located on the 48th floor of the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square, you’ll be in the heart of all the action with a breathtaking view to match. Even more amazing is the fact that it’s actually NYC’s only revolving rooftop restaurant, and every hour, the floor makes a complete 360-degree turn.

Where: 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036

Luna Asian Bistro

Queens is known for its different Asian cuisines, but that experience can be strengthened with a view. Here, you can enjoy excellent Japanese cuisines together with views of Astoria and Manhattan in the distance. The sight is particularly amazing in the evening when you can see all the bright lights.

Where: 32-72 Steinway St, 6th floor, Astoria, NY 11103

Refinery Rooftop

The Empire State Building is one of the most famous symbols of NYC, and it’s also one of the hardest buildings to get a good shot of. Luckily, Refinery Rooftop takes care of that for you and serves up some classic food and drink, which are served in an industrial-style room with a retractable（可伸缩的）glass roof, which allows for both indoor and outdoor seating.

Where: 63 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018

1.What do Alma and Refinery Rooftop have in common?

A. They both provide Mexican food.

B. They are both the symbols of New York.

C. They are only available in good weather.

D. They can offer outdoor dining experience.

2.What do we know about The View?

A. It is very cheap to eat in the restaurant.

B. People can have views from different angles

C. It is the best revolving restaurant in America.

D. Its floor can be transformed into different styles.

3.Which restaurant offers a good view and excellent Japanese food?

A. Alma. B. The View.

C. Luna Asian Bistro. D. Refinery Rooftop.

假定你是高一学生李华，你叔叔家的弟弟小明也是一名高一学生，但是他觉得不太适应高一的学习生活，想让你给他一些学习建议。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1. 与老师交流，征求老师意见；

2. 上课积极参与讨论，专心听讲，做好笔记：

3. 其它方面。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jim,

I’m delighted to hear from you.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

下面短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Miss Wang,

It is the first time that I asked you for help, because I really don’t know how to do. It is the relationship between my mother and me that has troubled me for a long time. I’m a student and Mother is an university teacher, who is too busy with her work that she has little time to talk to me. I love her and I do good in my studies, but I still felt afraid of her as she is much too strict with me. What’s worse, I don’t know how to communicate with her. Maybe it’s because of we’ve seldom sat down and exchanged (交流) our feelings and thoughts. I hope we can know more about each other and understand each other better. What can we do? I wonder if you can give me some suggestion.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Xujuan

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（有提示词的空格不得多于3个词；没有提示词的空格只能填一个词）。

Wangwei was a really good student, but 1. (recent) he hasn’t felt himself and his grades has fallen since three months ago. This is because he sometimes has trouble 2. (pay) attention to his study. He wouldn’t like to talk with teachers and friends, too. What’s worse, he feels 3. (tire) all the time and has difficulty in falling asleep. What he does is brought to his mother’s attention. 4., when his mother asks him what happens to him, he just says he feels like crying.

As a matter of fact, Wangwei is suffering 5. clinical depression (临床抑郁症), 6. is a serious, but treatable condition. If it is not treated in time, serious damage 7. (do) to health. The first signs of it in teens are 8. (poor) school reports than before, then learning difficulties and staying away from classmates and teachers. If you have these signs, don’t worry. It is not so difficult 9. (deal) with clinical depression. There are many effective ways, such as medicine. 10. (express) of feelings, more exercise and a balanced diet.

    Paen Long has had a dream ever since he saw a plane for the first time at the age of six. His dream was to ____ a plane. Last year, the 30-year-old man started building his plane ____. “I was afraid that people would ____ me, so sometimes I worked at night,” he said. It was a long time ____ he put his dream into practice. Paen Long tried to build his own plane, using the money he had ____ from running his own garage (汽车修理厂). He has spent three years ____ YouTube videos in order to ____ how to make a plane.

It took him a year to build his plane, using mostly recycled materials. The plane’s first ____ came at 3 pm on 8th, March. Local villagers gathered excitedly to watch the plane fly. ____, the plane only got 50 m in the air before crashing (撞击) to the ____. “When all people were looking at me, I felt very ____,” he said.

Although the first try ____. Paen Long remains ____. His next project is to build a seaplane. Paen Long thinks the plane will cost over $10,000. “I never feel ____ for spending all my money building a plane,” he said.

His wife, Hing Muoyheng, ____ about her husband, especially as they have two young sons. However, she has no ____. “I don’t know how planes work and he doesn’t have any ____ to help him. He can only search for information himself,” she said, “I tried to ask him to ____ a few times because I was afraid, but he said he wouldn’t ____, so I have to support his ____.”

1.A. repair B. make C. draw D. buy

2.A. carefully B. impatiently C. secretly D. suddenly

3.A. make use of B. make fun of C. get tired of D. turn to

4.A. before B. until C. when D. since

5.A. expected B. saved C. stolen D. borrowed

6.A. recording B. producing C. showing D. watching

7.A. answer B. learn C. control D. guess

8.A. design B. flight C. interview D. meeting

9.A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Otherwise

10.A. ground B. crowd C. house D. park

11.A. angry B. excited C. proud D. ashamed

12.A. appeared B. continued C. changed D. failed

13.A. determined B. kind C. nervous D. upset

14.A. anxious B. sorry C. hungry D. grateful

15.A. hears B. knows C. talks D. worries

16.A. chance B. aim C. choice D. reason

17.A. experts B. classmates C. volunteers D. workers

18.A. fly B. stop C. help D. leave

19.A. give up B. give in C. give away D. give out

20.A. suggestion B. dream C. conclusion D. research

    We all know that exercise is good for our health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems. Running is good exercise, but it can be hard on the body. 1..

Take It easy.

Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries when they push themselves too bad. The body needs time to get used to increase in distance or speed. 2.

Listen to your body.

Most running injuries do not come unexpectedly (意外地). 3.. They may include body aches, sore muscles (肌肉) and pain that does not go away.

4.

There is no single best shoe for every runner. You should find the shoe that offers the best fit and support for your feet. More importantly, you should replace your shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.

Take good notes.

Take time after each run to write down what you did and how you felt. Look for things that happen over again. These notes will help you find the best exercise for you.

Cross train.

As we said earlier, running is hard on your body. So physical fitness experts suggest some form of cross training to improve muscle balance and to help you stay injury free. They say, besides running, swimming, yoga, and riding a bicycle are good exercises. 5..

A. Get good running shoes

B. Usually, there are warning signs

C. These exercises are easier on the body

D. Running may also help you live longer

E. Muscles and joints (关节) need time to recover

F. Here are five ideas to make injuries less likely

G. As advertisements for the running shoe Nike say, “just do it”.

    The Internet plays a big part in human life. We use it for work and pleasure. We use it to learn a new language. We find advice on it. We use it to connect with family and friends. We use it to stay in touch with events we care about. The list goes on and on.

As far as the Internet being a part of our lives, — well, that train has left the station. There is no going back to an Internet-free life. But can using the Internet too much be bad for our health? It might be, say researchers. A new study finds that heavy Internet use may be connected to high blood pressure (血压) in a young group: teenagers.

The study results show that teens who spend at least 14 hours a week only online may cause high blood pressure, which makes your heart and blood vessels (血管) work too hard. Over time, this extra pressure increases your risk of a heart attack. High blood pressure can also cause heart and other diseases.

The Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan did the study. 335 young people, from 14 to 17 years old, took part in it. 134 of the teens were described as “heavy Internet users”. And researchers found that out of these 134 teens, 26 had high blood pressure. The researchers say the study is the first to connect heavy web use with high blood pressure.

The lead researcher is Andrea Cassidy Bush row. She said, “Using the Internet is part of our daily life, but it shouldn’t ruin us.” Ms. Cassidy-Bushrow adds that it is important for teens to stop to have a rest regularly from their computers or smartphones and do some kind of physical activity. She also suggests that parents shouldn’t let their children use the Internet for more than two hours a day, five days a week.

1.What does the underlined part “that train has left the station.” mean in paragraph 2?

A. the train has stopped at the wrong station

B. life without the Internet is nowhere to be found

C. the train has changed its course

D. there is something wrong with the station

2.What is Para. 3 mainly about?

A. The advantages of Internet use. B. The harm of high blood pressure.

C. The disadvantages of Internet use. D. Ways to prevent high blood pressure.

3.Andrea CassidyBushrow would agree that ________.

A. teenagers shouldn’t use the Internet

B. the Internet will ruin human life in the future

C. regular breaks are necessary when using the Internet

D. smartphones are more harmful than computers

4.What can be used as the best title of the passage?

A. Heavy Internet users are mostly teenagers.

B. How to prevent teenagers from the Internet.

C. Every coin has two sides - so does the Internet.

D. Too much Internet use may be bad for teenagers.

    I owe (欠) my father a huge thank -you! Sure, I need to thank him for all those years of paying my bills, fixing my bikes, and providing a shoulder to cry on. But this year I realized that his contributions to my childhood were much more than that.

I grew up as Daddy’s Little Girl. If I had a problem that needed fixing or a question that needed answering, he was the one I ran to. He helped me get through everything from math homework as a high school student to career choices as a young adult. He always expected that I do my best in whatever I did, and he believed I could succeed in anything I put my mind to. As a result, I learned to hold myself to those same standards. He always showed me unconditional love, which helped me learn to love myself. It was something I，d taken for granted (认为是想当然的) until I realized from talking with my friends that they had no similar view of their self worth. Having fathers that didn’t believe in them left them to grow up not believing in themselves.

As I was growing up, my father also showed to me how a woman should be lavished. He got along with my mom with love and respect. As a result, I grew to expect nothing less than that from the men I dated and from the man I would finally marry. Dad was a living picture of godliness (虔诚), honesty and responsibility. It was only recently that I realized what a deep influence fathers have on their daughters, lives. That is why I want to thank my dad for the example of love that he has been to me throughout my life.

1.From the second paragraph, the writer thinks it is the most valuable that ________.

A. her father was very strict with her

B. her father helped her a lot in every way

C. nothing was difficult if her father was on her side

D. Father’s trust deeply influenced her self-confidence

2.The underlined word “lavished” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by ________?

A. loved B. respected

C. treated D. calmed

3.Who would the writer turn to when in trouble?

A. Her .friends. B. Her mother.

C. Her husband. D. Her father.

4.The feeling the writer wants to express to her father in this text is ________.

A. grateful B. sad

C. proud D. pitiful

    US people are overweight, eat lots of fast food and fill their homes with pets. At least that’s what 21 European teenagers think.

The students, 18 from Germany and 3 from France, are exchange students. They are studying in the US for a year. After a few days in the US, they said what they thought about the country.

Most talked about the amount of fast food US people eat. It’s not that the students don’t eat fast food. They just don’t eat as much.

Laetitia Villeneuve from France said she eats fast food, usually McDonald’s, only once or twice a year.

“I like it,” said Nora Koeberle from Germany. “But I couldn’t eat it every day. I’d get fat.”

Students are surprised at how big US people seem.

“There are fat people in Germany,” said Antonia Greimel from Germany. “But not as many as there are here.”

They also spoke about the animals. Silvana Wolfram from Germany said she had heard about how people had lots of pets in the US.

Other ways of US high schools interested the students.

For example, Koeberle said she wouldn’t be able to play an instrument or sports as part of her classes in Germany. She can in the US.

But the best thing about US high schools is something the European kids can’t get back home. “I do wish we had parties,” Koeberle said.

1.Where do the 21 students come from?

A. Germany and France. B. Germany and England.

C. France and Greece. D. England and Greece.

2.Which of the following about the students is TRUE?

A. Greimel thinks there Ve more fat people in Germany.

B. Villeneuve eats McDonald’s once or twice a week.

C. Koeberle has music class or PE class in Germany.

D. Wolfram has learned something about pets in the US.

3.According to the last paragraph, we know ________.

A. Koeberle will go to parties before she leaves the US

B. there are not parties in Keoberle’s school in Germany

C. Koeberle wants to hold a party with her classmates

D. Koeberle doesn’t like the parties in the US

4.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. why US people eat so much fast food

B. why US people are overweight

C. what the 21 European students think of US people

D. how people have lots of pets in the US

Guide for New Students

Transportation

The TWU Express is a shuttle (班车) service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 9 am and 3 pm, Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.

Food

The TWU Cafeteria is open from 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks (小吃), drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay in cash or with your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.

If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.

Health

The Wellness Centre，on the top floor of Douglas Hall, is committed (承担) to physical, mental and social health. A doctor or a nurse is available (可获得的) if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9 am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 pm.

Relaxation

The Globe, in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying, cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.

1.What is the function (功能) of TWU Express?

A. To carry students to the lecture halls.

B. To provide students with campus tours.

C. To take students to the Mattson Centre.

D. To transport students to and from the stores.

2.What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?

A. Do homework and watch TV. B. Have meals and meet with friends.

C. Buy drinks and enjoy concerts. D. Add money to your ID and play chess.

3.Where and when can you cook your own food?

A. The McMillan Hall, Sunday. B. The Lower Café, Sunday.

C. The TWU Cafeteria, Friday. D. The Globe, Friday.